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Jumping Goat (1921), a Bookend | Maurice Prost

Prost, Maurice

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208GUT11L
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MAURICE PROST
French, 1894-1967

Jumping Goat (1921), a bookend

Verdigris & overall brown patinated bronze over verde marble bases | signed in cast "M. PROST" and dated 1921

Item # 208GUT11L 

A very nice modeling of a young goat rooted on its backlegs as its body spins in the air, raising its hooves and lowering its head in that familiar playful jumping dance. Designed as a bookend and generally offered in pairs, the present example is a superb casting with a rich verdigris surface patina over an overall dark brown. It is raised on a stepped verde marble base. The base is signed "M. PROST 1921", the signature captured directly from the mold without evidence of cold-tooling required by the foundry.

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Measurements: 10 1/8" H x 4 3/8" D x 7 7/8" W [total]; 8 1/4" H x 2" D x 5 1/4" W [bronze only]

Condition Report:
Excellent original condition; some patina wear around the ears and horns.